Space Delta 4

Space Delta 4 (DEL 4) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for providing strategic and theater missile warning to the United States and its international partners. It operates three constellations of Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) satellites and two types of Ground-Based Radars (GBRs) for the purpose of conducting strategic and theater missile warning. Additionally, DEL 4 provides tipping and cueing to missile defense forces, battlespace awareness to combatant commanders and technical intelligence for further analysis and manages weapon system architectures and ensures operations are intelligence-led, cyber-resilient, and driven by innovation, while postured to operate in a contested, degraded, and operationally-limited environment.[5][6]

Space Delta 4
Emblem of Space Delta 4
Founded24 July 2020 (2020-07-24)
Country United States
Branch United States Space Force
TypeDelta
RoleMissile warning
Size1,200 personnel[1]
Part of Space Operations Command
HeadquartersBuckley Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Motto(s)Latin: Videmus Mundum, lit. 'We see the world.'[2]
Websitewww.buckley.spaceforce.mil
Commanders
CommanderCol Ernest R. Schmitt
Vice CommanderLt Col Andrew Downey[3]
Lt Col Michael L. Hall[4]
SuperintendentCMSgt Tammie D. Gaudu[1]
Insignia
Guidon

Activated on 24 July 2020, the delta is headquartered at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado.[5][7]

DEL 4 was based on the previous 460th Operations Group, 460th Space Wing and 21st Operations Group, 21st Space Wing.[8][9]

In lineage terms, the delta was originally established as 460 Operations Group (460 SW) on 2 August 2004.[10] It was activated on 19 August 2004. It was redesignated as Space Delta 4 on 24 July 2020. Its status changed officially from a unit of the United States Air Force to a unit of the United States Space Force on 21 October 2020.

Structure
Emblem Name Function Headquarters Spacecraft and ground-based radars Detachments
Squadrons
2nd Space Warning SquadronMissile warning, missile defense, battlespace awareness, and technical intelligence[11]Buckley Space Force Base, ColoradoDefense Support Program
Space Based Infrared System
3rd Satellite Communications Squadron[12]Military communications[11]Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado
5th Space Warning SquadronBuckley Space Force Base, Colorado
6th Space Warning SquadronMissile warning and space domain awareness[11]Cape Cod Space Force Station, MassachusettsAN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar
7th Space Warning SquadronMissile Defense and space domain awareness[11]Beale Air Force Base, CaliforniaAN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar
Long Range Discrimination Radar
10th Space Warning SquadronMissile warning and space domain awareness[11]Cavalier Space Force Station, North DakotaAN/FPQ-16 Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System
11th Space Warning SquadronMissile warning, missile defense, battlespace awareness, and technical intelligence[11]Buckley Space Force Base, ColoradoDefense Support Program
Space Based Infrared System
12th Space Warning SquadronMissile warning and space domain awareness[11]Pituffik Space Base, GreenlandAN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar
13th Space Warning SquadronMissile warning, missile defense, and space domain awareness[11]Clear Space Force Station, AlaskaAN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar
AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane (Operating Location)
Long Range Discrimination Radar		Operating Location: Eareckson Air Station, Alaska
Operating locations
Operating Location – FylingdalesMissile warning and space domain awareness[11]RAF Fylingdales, United KingdomAN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar

List of commanders
No. Commander Term Ref
Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
1
Richard L. Bourquin
Bourquin, Richard L.Colonel
Richard L. Bourquin		24 July 202015 July 2021356 days[13]
2
Miguel A. Cruz
Cruz, Miguel A.Colonel
Miguel A. Cruz		15 July 202121 July 20232 years, 6 days[1][14]
3
Ernest R. Schmitt
Schmitt, Ernest R.Colonel
Ernest R. Schmitt		21 July 2023Incumbent96 days[15][16]

References
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